MANAGING PUBLIC SECTOR VEHICLES & EQUIPMENT
The Michigan State Police recently tested 2020 model-year police vehicles. Here are the preliminary results.
The Los Angeles Police Department is now approved to use drones for SWAT, hazmat, and bomb squad operations.
Gamber-Johnson's metal mesh window guards have been redesigned for the 2020 Ford Police Interceptor Utility.
The mobile, car-mounted VeriPlate solution reads plate images, including colors and characters, and stores the data from multiple lanes of traffic while the vehicle is being driven or while parked and passed by other vehicles.
Atlanta's police vehicles have an average age of seven years and roughly 72,000 miles. An audit shows that 52% of the 1,065 vehicles in the fleet were beyond their life cycle.
The City of Chicago fleet does not have accurate data to determine whether it meets the industry standard of 95% availability for its 3,000-plus police vehicles, according to a city audit.
This product securely mounts a tablet computer close to the dash, maximizing free space inside the vehicle.
The Baton Rouge (La.) Police Department has updated its aged and depleted fleet of patrol cars with 35 new unmarked cars and 38 marked cars.
In the air and on the ground, the ability to see in the dark while mobile enhances crime fighting capabilities and makes officers safer.
Police agencies have ordered more than 2,600 units equipped with the 3.3L standard hybrid engine out of 15,000-plus orders for the vehicle.